Goodman Street, Birmingham, B1 2SS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around B1 2SS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	51.6%	1.9%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	50.3%	48.4%	-1.9%	49.0%	-0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around B1 2SS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	50.9%	60.6%	9.7%	37.9%	22.7%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	28.5%	4.0%	44.2%	-15.7%
Separated	6.4%	3.5%	-2.9%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	12.3%	4.6%	-7.7%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	5.9%	2.8%	-3.1%	6.1%	-3.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.4%	50.8%	1.4%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	24.7%	29.8%	5.1%	33.6%	-3.8%
Fair health	21.6%	12.7%	-8.9%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	2.2%	4.7%	2.5%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around B1 2SS this area, 31.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 20.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.6%	31.3%	-2.3%	18.2%	13.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	12%	-1.2%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	15.8%	2.6%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	14.8%	6.6%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	15%	20.1%	5.1%	33.8%	-13.7%
Other	15%	4.6%	-10.4%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	0.3%	4.1%	3.8%	0.7%	3.4%
Indian	3.4%	0.8%	-2.6%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	5.9%	7.2%	1.3%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	5.6%	3.1%	-2.5%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	8%	20.1%	12.1%	2.5%	17.6%
Black Caribbean	15.1%	13.1%	-2.0%	1.0%	12.1%
Other Black	10.2%	3.9%	-6.3%	0.5%	3.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.9%	3.6%	-1.3%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	0.8%	1.8%
White	38.9%	25.4%	-13.5%	81.4%	-56.0%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.3%	4.9%	4.6%	0.6%	4.3%
Other	1.2%	4.4%	3.2%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.1%	58.7%	-10.4%	83.2%	-24.5%
European Union	5.6%	11.4%	5.8%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.6%	10.3%	5.7%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	9.3%	11.9%	2.6%	5.6%	6.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.2%	6.2%	-4.0%	1.3%	4.9%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	1%	1.0%	0.0%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.9%	59%	-8.9%	83.2%	-24.2%
10+ Years	2.5%	25.5%	23.0%	9.8%	15.7%
5-10 Years	3.1%	5.7%	2.6%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	11.4%	5.2%	-6.2%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	4.7%	-10.4%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.3%	76.7%	-7.4%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	11.6%	13.5%	-1.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.2%	37.2%	-14.0%
Christian	36%	46.2%	-10.2%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	32.4%	6.5%	25.9%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Goodman Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Goodman Street was 65.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.9% lower than the Ladywood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Goodman Street has the 18th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood and the 1147th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in B1 2SS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Goodman Street are based on 88 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Birmingham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Goodman Street, Birmingham, B1 2SS

Estimated Average Property Prices for B1 2SS

Average Price
£122,589

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£158,325

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£113,655

Estimated Average Property Prices for Goodman Street

Average Price
£277,797

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£158,168

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,567

Other
£1,043,339

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Goodman Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Unit 2 Summerhill Industrial Estate, 4 Goodman Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-02-06	£158,168
Unit 6 Summerhill Industrial Estate, 4 Goodman Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£120,000	2022-10-26	£121,446
Unit 12 Summerhill Industrial Estate, 4 Goodman Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£130,000	2021-09-23	£142,901
Unit 10 Summerhill Industrial Estate, 4 Goodman Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£75,000	2019-11-22	£90,431
Unit 8 Summerhill Industrial Estate, 4 Goodman Street, Birmingham, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£85,000	2017-06-30	£107,638

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for B1 2SS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in B1 2SS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	69
Part-Time Employee	46
Student (economically inactive)	30
Retired	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	23
Other	21
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	13

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Education	9
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brearley Nursery School Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ	4out of 4	1,721 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas Centre Nursery School Bell Barn Road , Lee Bank B15 2AF	4out of 4	1,974 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtown Nursery School Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS	4out of 4	2,187 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School Bellevue , B5 7LX	3out of 4	2,653 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX	4out of 4	3,677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nelson Junior and Infant School King Edward's Road , Ladywood B1 2PJ	3out of 4	406 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Rosebery Street , Springhill B18 7PA	2out of 4	492 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookfields Primary School 2 Hingeston Street , Hockley B18 6PU	1out of 4	747 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's & St Peter's CofE Academy St Vincent Street West , Ladywood B16 8RN	3out of 4	769 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Dudley Road , B18 7QW	3out of 4	945 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jewellery Quarter Academy St George's Court , 1 Albion Street B1 3AA	2out of 4	352 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City Academy 23 Langley Walk , B15 2EF	- not rated	1,656 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam High School Great King Street North , B19 2LF	4out of 4	1,727 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's School for Girls Vernon Road , Edgbaston B16 9SL	4out of 4	1,842 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth School Rose Hill Road , B21 9AR	4out of 4	2,323 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
BOA Stage and Screen Production Academy 49 Stour Street , B18 7AJ	- not rated	415 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College Jennens Road , B4 7PS	- not rated	2,249 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure 2 Lister Street , B7 4AG	- not rated	2,599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South and City College Birmingham 129 Floodgate Street , B5 5SU	- not rated	2,693 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College Belgrave Road , Highgate B12 9FF	- not rated	3,608 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Solomon International Business School Lord Street , B7 4AA	1out of 4	2,870 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City United Academy (CUA) 10 Edward Street , Aston B1 2RX	- not rated	528 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orion School 14246 , Western Road B18 7QD	- not rated	799 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University College Birmingham Summer Row , B3 1JB	- not rated	1,034 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Values Academy 15 Key Hill , Hockley B18 5PB	- not rated	1,144 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Future First Independent School Hockley Port. All Saints Street , Hockley B18 7RL	- not rated	1,184 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Le Mystic Restaurant	10 King Edwards Road, Birmingham	191 yd
Ristorante Caffe Gustami	4 King Edwards Road, Birmingham	197 yd
Lekker	22 Carver Street, Birmingham	343 yd
Elior Uk Ltd	1 Spring Hill, Soho	353 yd
Klassic Grill	110 Icknield Street, Soho	419 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prestige Bar Restaurant	41-42 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham	127 yd
The Pig & Tail	George & Dragon, 12 Albion Street	304 yd
Jukeboxers Duelling Piano Bar	National Indoor Arena, King Edwards Road	466 yd
Red Lion Public House	The Red Lion, 94-95 Warstone Lane	483 yd
The Prince of Wales	The Prince Of Wales, 84-85 Cambridge Street	549 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go! Birmingham Spring Hill	1 Spring Hill, Soho	353 yd
Subway	40A Frederick Street, Birmingham	540 yd
6ix Subs	The Flapper And Firkin, Kingston Row	560 yd
NAKED CHICKEN	53 Warstone Lane, Birmingham	579 yd
Greggs	51 Warstone Lane, Birmingham	584 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Springhill Store	Camden Street, Birmingham	353 yd
Fresh Halal (within Tesco)	1 Spring Hill, Soho	353 yd
Tesco	Chamberlain Building, 36 Frederick Street	540 yd
Sainsburys	10 Brindley Place, Birmingham	715 yd
Spar	Brunswick Arcade, 1a Brindley Place	715 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ladywood Skills Campus (Closed) Stour Street	health and fitness suite	448 yd
National Indoor Arena Birmingham Community Hall (Closed) King Edwards Road	health and fitness suite	470 yd
Vibro Suite Health & Wellness Club WATERMARQUE WATERMARQUE BROWNING STREET	health and fitness suite	610 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Brindley Place) BRUNSWICK STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	636 yd
Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre (Closed) Monument Road	grass pitches	781 yd
Ladywood Leisure Centre Ladywood Middleway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	797 yd
Hyatt Regency Birmingham BRIDGE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	913 yd
One Stop Fitness Centre (Closed) Imex Industrial Estate Imex Industrial Estate Western Road	health and fitness suite	926 yd
The Copthorne Hotel PARADISE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	941 yd
University College Birmingham (Richmond House) RICHMOND HOUSE RICHMOND HOUSE NEWHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	1,031 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	52.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	56.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	15.34 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of B1 2SS